Final Parts of the Antigone Study Guide Given today in class. ALL parts are DUE on the day of the Final.

Scene 4 part of "Antgone" Study Guide handed out.

Creon vs Haemon Debate Worksheet portion added to Study Guide

Finish reading Scene 2 of Antigone pgs. 1032-1039 and answer the Scene 2 part of the Antigone Study Guide

Antigone Study Guide Part II: Odes and Scene 1

Antigone Study Guide Part I: Prologue and Parodos

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD FINAL EXAM!!!

Use your symbolism cards, study guide, and all other handouts given out over the course of the novel in order to prepare.

Study Guide and Book are due back on the day of the exam.

Study Guide is attached:

Answer the Chapter 30 - 31 Questions from To Kill a Mockingbird.

Questions attached:

Read Chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 28 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook.


Reader's/Writer's Notebook will be collected on TUESDAY.

Read Chapter 27 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 27 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook

Read Chapter 26 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 26 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook

Read Chapter 25 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 25 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook

Read Chapter 24 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 24 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook.

Read Chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chatper 23 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook.


Chapters 23-28 Questions are attached:

Read Chapter 22 of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Today's Journal - Journal #11

What was your reaction to the verdict in the Tom Robinson case? What major factors do you think led to the Jury's decision? Be sure to reference testimony from the characters. Write about a time when you or someone you know experienced unfair judgement. Why did this happen and how did you react to it?

Tom Robinson Trial Reenactment
Pre-Trial Thoughts

From your character’s point-of-view come up with 8-10 sentences explaining your thoughts about the upcoming trial. Be sure to include:
1) your feelings and emotions going into the trial
2) what you hope to accomplish during the trial
3) how you feel about the other people taking part in the trial
4) what you want the outcome to be
5) how think the trial will end.
Do this assignment in your Reader’s Writer’s Notebook and be prepared to share your responses.

Chalk Festiful Write-Up Due.


Instructions are attached:

Read Chapters 16-21 of To Kill a Mockingbird and fill out your Trial of Tom Robinson Packet. It is DUE upon return from break.

Finish YOUR section of the Lit Circle handout on Chapter 13. Be prepared to share your findings with the rest of your group.

Read Chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 12 questions in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook.

Have Chapter 11 read and complete the Chapter 11 fill-in-the-blank worksheet. I will be collecting Chapters 9,10, & 11 worksheets.

Complete the To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 9 and 10 Fill-in-the-blank Worksheets. Make sure you have chapters read for class!

Worksheet are attached:

Journals #6-10 due!!!

Journal # 10: Your school's Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) raised $3,000 at its annual fundraising event. Now the PTO wants to use the money to pay for a special activity for the student body or to purchase extra books, equipment, software, or other items for the school. Write a business letter to Ms. Bonita Ladoux, the PTO president. Explain how you think the group should spend its money to benefit the school. Be sure to describe your recommendations fully and support your ideas with strong reasons and convincing details.

Have Terms to Know #3 ready to turn in completed and with all definitions. This will count as a test grade.

Student Led Conference for PHBAO night in Chancellor Hall from 6p.m. - 9p.m.

Reader's Writer's Notebook Requirements:

-CAHSEE Warm-ups 3.6,3.7,2.3,1.9
-To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-7 questions with grade
-Biographical Narrative Evaluation of To Kill a Mockingbird
-Questions about sample essay "To Be Free" (#1-4)

TEST on To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1 -7. Use the study guide to help you prepare.
Study Guides also due.

Study Guide is attached:

Chapters 1-7 questions in your Reader's Writer's Notebook also due.

Read Chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 6 questions in your Reader's Writer's Notebook

Journal #9: You might enjoy stories on television or in the movies, or you might prefer reading stories in a book or magazine. Each way of being entertained by stories has its advantages and disadvantages. Your task is to write an essay in which you explain the advantages and disadvantages of both. Try to make your comparisons "parallel." In other words, address some of the same elements in each story type.

Read Chapter 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 5 questions in your Reader's Writer's notebook.

Today's Journal - Journal #8


Write an essay in which you analyze the poem "I Never Hear the Word Escape" by Emily Dickinson. Analyze the poem's ideas and discuss the speaker's meaning. Explain the metaphor. What is this prison, and where is it? What is the speaker's attitude about escape? Include details and quotations from the poem to support your ideas.




"I Never Hear the Word Escape" - Emily Dickinson

I never hear the word "escape"
Without a quicker blood,
A sudden expectation,
A flying attitude!

I never heard of prisons broad
By soldiers battered down,
But I tug childish at my bars,
Only to fail again!

Read Chapter 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 4 questions in your Reader's Writer's Notebook.

Read Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 3 questions in your Reader's Writer's Notebook.

Also, have Journal #7 ready to be evaluated in class.

Journal #7: The school cafeteria uses disposable plates, cups, and utensils. To cut down on garbage, a group of concerned students has asked the cafeteria to switch to reusable dishes and tableware.

What is your position on this issue? Write a composition for the school administration stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons. Explain your reasons in detail.

Read Chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird and answer the Chapter 2 Questions in the Reader's Writer's Notebook. The questions can be found on this page if you have misplaced your handout.

Read Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird, then answer the 3 Chapter 1 questions contained on the handout given in class in your Reader's Writer's Notebook.


Questions are attached:

Have Journal #6 done and ready for evaluation TOMORROW.

Journal #6 is as follows:

We have all met people who have influenced us. Family members, teachers, friends, and neighbors have helped us learn and grow.

Think of a person who has influenced you. Write a composition in which you explain how that person made you think differently or made you follow a new path in life. Imagine that the reader of your essay has never met the person. Describe the person and his or her influence on you so that our reader will understand what the person is like and why he or she influenced you.

STUDY for your FINAL EXAM!!

REMEMBER to BRING your Language of Literature Textbook for a bookcheck.

Study Guide is also due. Attached here:

Reader's/Writer's Notebook is due. It needs to have:

1) The Great Depression K-W-L (10 things in L)
2) "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" Worksheet
3) "Song of the Times" lyrics and questions
4) John Steinbeck Questions
5) "Grapes of Wrath" Photo Essay Questions (pg. 933)

“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” was a song that expressed the feelings and emotions many Americans were feeling during the Great Depression. It is very common for musicians and singers to represent their generation’s issues and problems through their music. Choose a song from today that you feel accomplishes this same idea. Print out or copy the lyrics to this song into your Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook, then answer the following questions about it.

1) What issue/problem does this song address?
2) Why do you feel the singer(s)/musicians felt this issue was an important one to express? Do you agree? Why or why not?
3) Which line(s) best expresses the song’s overall meaning? Explain.
4) Does the song offer a solution to the problem? If yes, what is it? If no, offer a possible solution of your own.

Add 10 things to the L column of your Great Depression K-W-L chart in your Reader's/Writer's Notebook.

The Trial of Brutus performance in Chancellor Hall!! All written materials that go along with your role is due on FRIDAY, the 19th.

JOURNALS #1-5 DUE!!!

Today's Journal - Journal #5

It is said that "Julius Caesar" is a play about the power of persuasion. In your opinion, who from the play is the MOST persuasive character? Give examples from the text to support your answer. Using what you've learned from reading, describe what can be the positive and negative outcomes of using persuasion. How does/can using persuasion affect everyday life?

"Julius Caesar" questions pg. 794. Answer #1-6 plus the 3 comprehension check questions.

Answer the "Julius Caesar" questions on pg. 777. Answer #1, the 3 Comp. Check questions, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

"Julius Caesar" Act II-III TEST. Study Act II and Act III Study Guides.


Act III study guide is attached:

Today's Journal - Journal #4: In the aftermath of Caesar's murder, describe how major characters Brutus, Cassius, and Calpurnia musth be feeling. Do you feel any of these characters have regret? Why or why not? What do you think Antony might be thinking or what he might do? Finally, if you could take back one action or decision in your life, what would it be and why?

Julius Caesar death scenes due to be performed today in class. SCRIPT WRITERS make sure you have your script ready to be turned in and PROP MASTERS be sure to bring in what you need for the scene.

Don't forget to have your Reader's/Writer's Notebook with you at Student-Led-Conferencing at Chancellor Hall.

"Julius Caesar" Act II Study Guide DUE.

Study Guide is attached:

"Julius Caesar" questions pg. 735. Answer #1, the 3 comprehension check questions, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6.

Today's Journal - Journal #3: Write your own version of one of the notes Brutus receives from "an anonymous citizen of Rome". Be sure to include: flattery, mudslinging about Caesar, and goals for the future of Rome. Keep in mind who these letters are actuall from!!!

TEST on Act I of "Julius Caesar". Use your study guide recieved on Monday in class to help you prepare. ALSO study the Julius Caesar activities you have done in your Reader's Writer's Notebook.


Study Guide is also attached:

"Julius Caesar" questions pg. 713. Answer #1, the 3 comprehension check questions next to #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

Have your Reader's Writer's Notebook ready to hand in.

Persuasive Speeches begin to be delivered. BE PREPARED.

Find some research materials for your speech topic. Bring them in to class and I will be checking for them.

Today's Journal:

Journal #2: In "Julius Caesar" Brutus is struggling with an internal conflict. What ist this conflict and why does he feel so torn? Pick out some specific lines from Act I, scene ii that demonstrate this. Write about a time in your life when you have been internally conflicted. Describe what happened and how you were feeling.

Decide on a topic for your persuasive speech and complete the "Structuring your Speech" outline.

Quiz on Persuasion Vocabulary. Study the lists given in class of the Language of Persausion and the Characteristics of Effective Persuasive.

Today's Journal:

JOURNAL #1 Write a persuasive letter to the freshman class about whether they should be happy about being at Chatsworth High School or if they should regret being here. Be sure to use specific evidence about the school to support your position. Finally, give some helpful advice about how to deal with high school.

Parent Tear-Off Due!! Have ALL of the contact information filled out and SIGNED by both you and your parent/guardian.


Homework Page Question: What is the EXACT (days,hours,minutes,seconds) of the Graduation Countdown at the bottom of this page, as you read this question???